Grosvenor Square a very affluent area of London in the Mayfair district.
Belgrave Square another affluent London area in Belgravia.
Liberal Unionist a political group that voted against Home Rule for Ireland in 1886. Liberals were the conservative political group.
Tories members of the more conservative political circles. Lady Bracknell and other wealthy socialites would approve.
"only eighteen" Cecily is the precise age to "come out" as a Society debutante. During the Season, 18-year-olds were introduced as marriage material for suitable men.
The Empire a theatre in Leicester Square, London.
The Railway Guide an indispensable timetable of railway departures and arrivals, probably invented by Robert Diggles Kay in either 1838 or 1839.
